The use of a nonimmersive virtual reality programme in Anorexia nervosa: A single case-report

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 240-245

  Cardi, Valentina ^a,b   Krug, Isabel ^a   Perpiñá, Conxa ^c,d   Mataix Cols, David ^a   Roncero, Maria ^c   Treasure, Janet ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; exposure to food; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CHLORPROMAZINE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMATOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; BODY MASS INDEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859911676     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.1155     Document Type: Review

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